IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:22 - Why the Africa Bitcoin Conference was so impactful and community-driven.
00:01:10 - How education and talent in Africa are driving Bitcoin adoption.
00:09:58 - How Erik Hersman and Gridless are solving the energy challenge in rural African communities.
00:16:34 - Key partnerships and energy sources powering Bitcoin mining in Africa.
00:18:58 - Secondary effects of energy infrastructure on local villages.
00:33:09 - Insights into Charlene Fadirepo’s four laws to leap and their relevance to Africa's Bitcoin transformation.
00:35:01 - Practical ways individuals can contribute to Bitcoin’s growth in Africa.
00:44:42 - The financial challenges and systemic inequality historically faced by marginalized communities, and how Bitcoin offers a reset.
00:49:18 - The role of Bitcoin in empowering individuals and advancing human rights.
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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @KenyaCoin 8 Jan
Haven't watched this yet, but Preston's interviews are always excellent.
There is one thing. I wanted to say however, regarding the degree of impact that bitcoin mining has and potentially could have.
Bitcoin mining revenue is very small relative to revenue that comes from traditional demand. In the aggregate it is like a rounding error, in size
So bitcoin mining isn't transforming anywhere, except in perhaps the acutely local sense. Like what Gridless is doing ... enabling a community to go from zero KW capacity to a sufficient level to cover demand -- in the areas served.
But for every micro hydro plant Gridless serves, there is the need for hundreds more where they do not yet have electric service. And bitcoin alone isn't big enough to transform even a single country nonetheless the continent.
Not saying this is too small to matter, but that these are tiny developments that won't move the needle as a large scale solution.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Wumbo OP 8 Jan
Book that was mention in the episode:
https://www.charlenefadirepo.com/books
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